Study Guide

Learning outcomes

A student is able to
- describe the perspectives used in future research and consideration of different transition processes in the society
- develop own professional thinking and working methods by future research
- use working methods of future research and produce a case study based on them

Implementation and methods of teaching

Online contact days Wednesday 27.3. and Friday 5.4. from 9 to 16. with lectures and workshop, learning tasks. The contact days are arranged together with degree students in Master in Urban Climate and Sustainability (MUR) programme. Students in Finnish programmes can prepare the individual courseworks in Finnish. Groupworks during contact days require working in English.

Timing and attendance

Participation in the contact days is highly recommended due to group works during the days.

Learning material and recommended literature

Will be published in Moodle.

Alternative completion methods

No compensatory tasks.

Working life cooperation

Courseworks are based on working life challenges and experiences.

Learning environment

Moodle is used as material bank for course materials, discussion and assignments. Zoom connection is available during the contact days.

Student time use and work load

The course is 5 credits which means about 127 hours of work including the contact days and work individually as well as in groups.

Contents

The aim of the course is to introduce some some approaches to the field of future research and opportunities to utilize future research methods in group works and individual course works. Historical changes in the society are discussed as well as the analysis of current situation and the impact of mega trends and trends on the working life. Methods like future wheel and scenario working together with future table are presented and practised.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

No previous knowledge required.

Assessment criteria

Assignments of the course.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Required documents are not delivered or they are inadequate or they don´t meet the set requirements.

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

Required documents are not delivered or they are inadequate or they don´t meet the set requirements.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
- search knowledge and sources based on future research and justify its' usability
- design, carry out and evaluate professional and organizational development processes by adaptation of the methods of future research
- work in demanding professional tasks utilizing the methods of future research

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
- evaluate critically professional knowledge and sources based on future research
- carry out demanding professional and organisational development processes by adaptation of the methods of future research
- work and communicate in multidimensional regional and national development networks utilizing the methods of future research

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
- use critically and innovatively domestic and international sources of future research
- evaluate the results and impacts of development activities by utilizing future research
- work and communicate in demanding domestic and international development networks utilizing the methods of future research